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How do some haemophiliacs develop inhibitors?
Author(s) -
Lee C. A.,
Kessler C. M.,
Varon D.,
Martinowitz U.,
Heim M.,
VERMYLEN J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1998.440538.x
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilia , presentation (obstetrics) , incidence (geometry) , haemophilia a , pediatrics , surgery , physics , optics
Summary. The purpose of this presentation is to concentrate on three issues: Is there an explanation for the large difference in reported incidence rates of inhibitor formation in haemophiliacs? Why do not all severe patients develop inhibitors? And how on the contrary do some patients with mild haemophilia develop inhibitors?